Cao Mengde
New Head-Fier
Hello, everyone, have a nice weekend.
Currently, I have the Sennheiser HDV820+HD800s combo, and use the USB from PC as my source.
Technically, the USB output from PC has a good potential but with so many shortcomings that will affect the quality of sound, like noisy power and poor clock.
So, I want to find another better source. I would like to get a CD player or transport as I have a great deal of CDs.
The choices I am considering right now are Cyrus CDi (a complete CD player that has both digital and analog outputs) and Cyrus CDXT signature (a CD transport that has only digital output). The main reason of considering Cyrus is the small size (similar as HDV820) of its products.
Obviously, CDi can provide more ways of playing and it also enjoys a much lower price (about half of the price of CDXT). But some fanciers say that it is better to use the DAC within HDV820 to have a complete "sound of Sennheiser", that means only a digital source is needed. From the digital-output point of view, CDXT is certainly better than CDi as it has a better power supply inside, which I think is very important to the sound of a CD player.
So now, I am confused which one should I have. Can anybody give me a suggestion? Many thanks in advance!
Currently, I have the Sennheiser HDV820+HD800s combo, and use the USB from PC as my source.
Technically, the USB output from PC has a good potential but with so many shortcomings that will affect the quality of sound, like noisy power and poor clock.
So, I want to find another better source. I would like to get a CD player or transport as I have a great deal of CDs.
The choices I am considering right now are Cyrus CDi (a complete CD player that has both digital and analog outputs) and Cyrus CDXT signature (a CD transport that has only digital output). The main reason of considering Cyrus is the small size (similar as HDV820) of its products.
Obviously, CDi can provide more ways of playing and it also enjoys a much lower price (about half of the price of CDXT). But some fanciers say that it is better to use the DAC within HDV820 to have a complete "sound of Sennheiser", that means only a digital source is needed. From the digital-output point of view, CDXT is certainly better than CDi as it has a better power supply inside, which I think is very important to the sound of a CD player.
So now, I am confused which one should I have. Can anybody give me a suggestion? Many thanks in advance!